If you haven't heard of Abbey Clancy yet, you probably will soon.

She was last seen in a British TV program called Beauty and the Best (not beast, oh no), in which Janice Dickinson tried to teach her how to be a successful model. It was basically an exercise in cruelty, with Janice and her pals making Abbey network at ghastly parties and walk down sunset Boulevard in revealing swimwear. Janice also informed her she was terrible at posing and at strolling the catwalk, and that she would have to break up with her man (English soccer star Peter Crouch) if she wanted to be successful.

The usual car crash television, basically.

Luckily for Abbey, putting up with Ms Dickinson paid off: her modeling career still seems to be in limbo, even despite coming second in Britain's Next Top Model, but her TV career is continuing. She'll soon be hosting a new UK TV show called The Fashion Project, with radio presenter George Lamb (We've never heard of him, but then we're all about the podcasts, baby). It sounds like it will be trendy and lighthearted, with a rock an roll feel... that or it will be gosh darn awful, it all depends how Clancy fares as presenter.

[via Catwalk Queen]